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View all postsJennifer Beeston is executive vice president at Rate, helping first-time and repeat homebuyers make informed mortgage decisions. A 19-year industry veteran, she leads a team licensed in all 50 states and has earned more than 1,000 five-star Google reviews. Jennifer is the author of "Brainhacked" and wwas the first woman with the top VA ranking among Scotsman Guide's Top Originators. She is a frequent mortgage and housing market expert featured by NBC, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and U.S. News.
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View all postsMaureen Bensily is director of product management for the financial services compliance program management team at Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions. She brings more than 20 years of expertise to her role, including leadership positions in compliance operations in the insurance, securities and banking industries. Bensily has expertise in developing products relating to regulatory insight and change management, and in working with financial institutions to implement innovative, scalable solutions to compliance challenges.
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Kirill Bensonoff is managing partner at New Silver, a technology-enabled nonbank lender primarily focused on providing real estate-backed financing for the U.S. fix-and-flip market, with a concentration on single-family residential and small-balance commercial assets. New Silver’s proprietary technology automates and stream-lines loan originations while using data to reduce loan default risk. The company’s complimentary FlipScout tool uses intelligence in order to help find projects with the highest return on investment. Visit newsilver.com.
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View all postsKirill Bensonoff, the co-founder and CEO of New Silver, is a builder of fintech solutions to real-world business problems. With a robust background encompassing over 20 years of building and leading, Kirill has successfully bootstrapped two high-growth tech companies to successful exits. Learn more at newsilver.com.
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Eric Bernstein is the co-founder and president of LendFriend Home Loans, an Austin-based mortgage lender servicing thousands of homebuyers in central Texas and other communities around the U.S. Along with his brother Michael, he co-founded LendFriend in 2018, and they have grown the company to surpass $375 million in loan originations annually through a focus on client experience and community engagement.
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View all postsJeffrey Bernstein is the founder and managing director of Critical Defence LLC, a digital risk advisory firm. Bernstein advises businesses, institutions, their leaders and private clients on the protection of their networks, applications, systems, data, devices, people and property. Follow him on X: @Jeff_Bernstein1.
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Nick Bertino is a managing director at Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital. He co-authors Wells Fargo’s “Manufactured Home Community Financing Handbook.” Visit wellsfargo.com/mhc for more information.
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Francis A. Betancourt-Molina is senior vice president of national mortgage-credit policy for Florida Capital Bank Mortgage. Betancourt-Molina has more than 22 years of experience guiding the development, maintenance and communication of the bank’s mortgage-credit policies across retail, wholesale and correspondent lending channels. Additionally, she monitors credit-policy changes, tracks results to ensure acceptable credit-risk exposure, and mentors her peers in areas of regulatory and compliance requirements.
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Todd Bevington is managing director of strategic partnerships for VIU by HUB, where he leads business development and sales activation teams focused on strengthening partner relationships, improving customer retention and driving channel growth. He brings more than 30 years of insurance experience across personal, commercial and life insurance, with leadership roles spanning sales, claims and underwriting. Before joining VIU by HUB, Bevington held senior sales leadership roles at Farmers Insurance and Nationwide Insurance.
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Joyeeta Bhattacharjee is a seasoned writer specializing in articles, blogs and press releases. With a rich background in customer service, her writings provide insightful, relevant, and up-to-date content that resonates with both industry professionals and customers alike. Her passion for effective communication and her knack for storytelling make her articles both engaging and informative, setting her apart in the bustling field of call center services.
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Prabhakar Bhogaraju is executive vice president and head of strategy and product development with FinLocker, a financial fitness app that mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions can use to attract and engage with homebuyers and homeowners. Bhogaraju has more than 20 years of mortgage technology and consulting experience, with extensive experience in design thinking and digital business strategy, product development and customer engagement. Prior to joining FinLocker in 2021, Bhogaraju held executive leadership positions at Fannie Mae for 10 years.
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Creighton C. Bildstein is a principal at PlattPointe Capital in Denver. PlattPointe is a nationwide commercial lending intermediary that seeks to meet the lending needs of its clients when more traditional bank products fall short. PlattPointe offers alternative capital solutions for funding all types of commercial real estate projects, small and medium-sized businesses and asset-based financing needs.